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Brienz
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Today is our trip to the mountains. As we passed through
many long tunnels, one almost 3 miles long. Switzerland is 70% mountainous and has
over 1300 car tunnels. Our first stop was
Brienz, famous for its wood
carvings. We walked up through some side streets with typical frame houses with
colorful flowers planted on the balconies and down to the lakeside.
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Hang Gliders in Interlaken
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In
Interlaken
we stopped for hot chocolate and watched the hang gliders launch high on the
cliff above the town and land in the park.
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Train up to Kleine Scheidegg
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Then we caught a cog train and
climbed up the mountain side
to Kleine Scheidegg
at 7000 feet. As we climbed, we had beautiful views of the villages and several
waterfalls. From the train station we could see several glaciers on the face of
Mount Eiger. The train to Jungfrau leaves from here and climbs through tunnels
up to 11000 feet. I've done that train on a previous trip. From the Top of
Europe, the glaciers stretch out for miles. We had a Swiss lunch of Veal, roast
potatoes and cabbage. As we finished lunch the sun came out allowing for
beautiful pictures. We descended the other side of the pass to Grindelwald on
the cog train, where we boarded the bus to head home.
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Eiger and Jungfrau Mountains
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